The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1887-03-02
THE DEAD CENTER.
Revivals-.-P eronals---Free Navigation
IAN Iron-clad Monopoly--A
Great Boom---The Center of
The Greatest Coal Field in
The World--.A
Ducking.

The World...A
Ducking.
ROCKPoRT, KY, FEB 20, 1SS7.-The
meeting conducted by Rev. r. ID. Ben.
nett at the Methodist church continues.
Rev. X. Y. Thomas, Of Livermore has
been assisting. Rev. A. II. smith,
filed his appointment at the Baptist
church on Saturday, hut the meeting
was adjourned on Sunday, aud he
worshipped at the Methodist church
Mr.. Sam Howerton went tn Russell.
vile last week, strictly on business.
He speaks of going there to get good
start East for spring goods. Mrs. Eddie
Evans, niece Of Mrs. w. A. Bently,
came down with linn to her aunt's.
Miss Dora Martin, Of Henderson,, af-
ter a short visit to her sister, Mrs. j.
l.. Benton, returned last week accompa-
MED by Mrs. Benton.
Miss Clara Patterson opened the
school here a few days ago, with fair
attendance.
The booming river is still rising.
The prospect of free navigation on
this river, has fairly lifted us out of our
boots with joy. Just how great an in-
cubus that monopoly has been, will
never be figured out. TO what extent
il has smothered development, we are
now beginning to realize. Today proper
~ on Green river is worth Is per cent.
more than IT was ten days ago. Ia ten
years ii will be worth 100 per cent.
more. II is doubtful that there il q
scope Of country that combines greater
and more natural advantages Ia Va
rious enterprises than this pool on
Green river.
Here il vast basin Of about IL veins
of biiuminous coal. iRockpprl the
dead center you understand from ~
to - miles in diameter. THE deepest
river in The world, after draining thous-
ands ofsquare miles of fertile land, Gov
cred with an endless variety of vslua-
BILE timber prominent among which, IL
absolutely the hest oak on the c1nti-
uent, traverses this basin Of c,al, plow-
ing on through a hundred miles IT fine
farm and timbered land and emptying
into the Ohio SO0 miles nearer the
Southern coal market than Pittsburg.
II genial healthfIl climate never too
cold for even outside labor and not once
in ten years cold enough to hinder nav
igation with ice OH the river. The hest
boiler water in the world, not mean
item by the way when it comes to ma
cbinery. Surrounded 10y a soil from
which can be produced to perfection
the greatest variety of farm and garden
products Of any country, which not only
enables the bread winer to live at the
lowest minimum cost, but enables him
to enjoy what thousands 50 highly prise,
that is to get these products fresh from
the field and garden.
From east to west crossing this river,
which Is manageable all the year, aud
which connects with the l.. h n. II.
r. at Bowling Green, South CARROLL
ton, and Livermore, is n railroad that
connects the Atlantic with the Pacific
Ocean, thus completing transportation
facilities to every point of the compass,
unequaled and absolutely beyond the
grasp of monopoly.
The above are few of the great nat
ural advantages we possess, which
would have been known years ago. but
for all iron-clad monopoly that has sat
upon this valley like "a vampire. But
now is the dawnine, MuhlenbeIg IL
chock full Of prospective capitalists red
hot for investment, and we are now
on the eve Of a deep seated,
well founded, wide-reaching, cyclonic
boom that will OvershadOw even Birm-
ingham. Only few days ago, 40 soon |
after the appropriation was consented
to by the committees, the writer re-
ceived letter from a Louisville Syndi-
cate inquiring particularly about
'Airdrie works"
tell you the bail is opening and
don't you forget that r., export happens
to be the dead center the natural capt.
tai, of the hereinbefOre mentioned vol
canic eruption as it were.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Barnard came
very near being drowned yesterday.
In crossing the back water GU their way
10 Mr.. Willard Heralds. their canoe cap
sized ia ten feet Of water. Mr.. Bar
nard succeeded in getting his wife to
swing to the willows a. it were. till he
swan back to the craft turned 1t back,
Dailed ii out, and brought it to her,
when they went their way wetter, hut
, very much glader couple.
With my old hat sailing high in the
air, ] remain as ever,
Soulfuily SUGGs.
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